piece work

English

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Alternative forms

• piecework
• piece-work

Noun

piece work (uncountable)

1. Work that a worker is paid for according to the number of units produced, rather than the number of hours worked; work done and paid for by the piece or by the job.

Synonyms

• taskwork
• task work

Derived terms

• differential piece work

Related terms

• homeworker
• piecemeal
• piece rate
• timework
• timeworker

Translations

type of work

• French: travail à la pièce (fr) m
• German: Akkordarbeit (de) f, Stückarbeit (de) f, Akkord (de) m, Stückakkord (de) m, Stücklohn (de) m

• Spanish: trabajo a destajo (es) m
• Swedish: ackord (sv) n

See also

• mass-produce
• mass-produced

Anagrams

• workpiece